There has been pressure on the government from MPs and the property industry to extend the stamp duty holiday. Will there be an extension and if not, how much will you have to pay in stamp duty after 31 March? On 1 February MPs had a debate in Parliament about whether...
Most of us were expecting to hear the news of a new national lockdown last night. Unlike the first lockdown, the property market will remain open. By the time Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new national lockdown at 8pm on Monday 4 January, most of the...
The housing market is booming and there is a high demand for mortgages, so the process of buying a property is taking much longer than usual. Don’t count on benefiting from the stamp duty holiday. If you’re currently house hunting, we recommend budgeting for the...
Is now a good time to sell a property? It certainly seems that way, with high demand continuing and many people still hoping to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline. Demand for properties remains high during the current lockdown. Rightmove reported a slight dip when...
Home buyers can save a considerable sum on their house purchases as The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced earlier today that he has temporarily cut Stamp Duty on properties worth up to £500,000. The Chancellor has cut Stamp Duty for properties worth up to £500,000 in...
The government’s new 95 Per Cent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme launched on Monday 19 April 2021. The aim of the scheme is to make more 95 per cent mortgages available to those with smaller deposits. First-time buyers can apply but you don’t have to be one to be eligible.
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